Digvesh Rathi fined 30% match fee for notebook celebration

Digvesh Rathi has been penalised 30 per cent of his match fee and given two demerit points for his viral 'notebook' celebration during a Delhi Premier League match. The incident occurred after Rathi dismissed Priyansh Arya in the 10th over, with Rathi performing the send-off that has become a talking point in Indian cricket. Rediff.com reports that the punishment was for breaching Article 2.5 of the Code of Conduct.

Rathi, playing for Purani Dilli 6, finished with impressive figures of 3/25 from four overs. However, his team lost to Outer Delhi Warriors by 21 runs in a high-scoring match. The Warriors posted 219/5, powered by Yajas Sharma's 86 off 36 balls and Akshay Saini's 49 not out off 23. In reply, Purani Dilli 6 reached 104 for no loss before Aman Chaudhary's 4/38 triggered a collapse, leaving them at 198 for 6.

Outer Delhi Warriors now sit second in the DPL standings with 11 points, while Purani Dilli 6 are third with nine points.